LSU’s Eric Reid adds another All-America honor

BATON ROUGE – LSU safety Eric Reid picked up his fifth first team All-America honor for the 2012 season on Friday as the junior was named to the 69th Football Writers Association of America All-America Team, the organization announced.

Reid had previously earned first team All-America honors for his play in 2012 from the American Football Coaches Association, ESPN.com, Scout.com and AT&T ESPN. Reid was one of 11 players from the Southeastern Conference to be named to the 26-play FWAA All-America Team.

In 2012, Reid helped lead the Tigers to a 10-2 overall mark and a No. 8 national ranking heading into the Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Bowl against 14th-ranked Clemson. LSU, which spent the entire season ranked in the top 10, had three wins over ranked opponents, including a 23-21 victory over No. 3 South Carolina and a 24-19 win over No. 19 Texas A&M.

Reid, who was also a first team All-SEC selection, ranked third on the team with 81 tackles to go along with a pair of interceptions and six pass breakups.

As a team, LSU ranked No. 8 in the nation in total defense, allowing just 296.2 yards per game, and the Tigers were second in the SEC and No. 8 in the nation in interceptions with 18.

The FWAA All-America Team, the second-longest continuously-published team in major college football, was announced on SiriusXM Radio's College Sports Nation this morning. Since 1944, the FWAA has named an All-America team, and this season an extra returner was added to increase the number of players on the team to 26.